Lucky's Lady

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Summary: im in love
Review: I picked up this book with trepidation. Not a big thriller reader, this book was recommended to me as it is one of Hoag's earlier works where she had just started to branch into the suspense genere. With romance still on the front burner, this book held me from the first page to the last.

Lucky Doulcet knows exactly what the Sheridan twins are like. He's had his fill of one and there's no way he's going to get involved with another. Shelby Sheridan was the person that sent him on his path to self destruction and he wasn't giving up what peace he found to get involved with her twin, Serena, no matter how much he lusted after her. Dr. Serena Sheridan had come home to Lousiana from Charleston for a vacation, finding the family plantation in an uproar. Her grandfather has retreated to his cabin in his beloved swamp, her sister, Shelby, seems more malicious than ever, and to top it all off, there's Lucky. All she wanted was a guide to take her into the swamp that she fears with every breath in her body. She gets much more than she bargained for.

If you enjoy Hoag's thrillers, you most likely won't like this book. I think that is why it is getting unfavorable reviews, because readers are expecting more thriller and no romance, where this is more a romantic suspense (more romance than suspense). I will read more of Hoag's books, but as I'm not a thriller reader, I won't be picking up her latest.

Happy reading!

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Summary: Loved it....
Review: I picked up this book with trepidation. Not a big thriller reader, this book was recommended to me as it is one of Hoag's earlier works where she had just started to branch into the suspense genere. With romance still on the front burner, this book held me from the first page to the last.

Lucky Doulcet knows exactly what the Sheridan twins are like. He's had his fill of one and there's no way he's going to get involved with another. Shelby Sheridan was the person that sent him on his path to self destruction and he wasn't giving up what peace he found to get involved with her twin, Serena, no matter how much he lusted after her. Dr. Serena Sheridan had come home to Lousiana from Charleston for a vacation, finding the family plantation in an uproar. Her grandfather has retreated to his cabin in his beloved swamp, her sister, Shelby, seems more malicious than ever, and to top it all off, there's Lucky. All she wanted was a guide to take her into the swamp that she fears with every breath in her body. She gets much more than she bargained for.

If you enjoy Hoag's thrillers, you most likely won't like this book. I think that is why it is getting unfavorable reviews, because readers are expecting more thriller and no romance, where this is more a romantic suspense (more romance than suspense). I will read more of Hoag's books, but as I'm not a thriller reader, I won't be picking up her latest.

Happy reading!

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Summary: Wonderfully enticing
Review: I thought that "Lucky's Lady" was a very good book. Lucky's hidden past is very intriguing and lends a sense of mystery to his already "to die for" character. Serena is a wonderful heroine whose real life problems are very believable and easy to relate to. I give it two thumbs up.

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Summary: Very Lucky To Read...
Review: I was very lucky to pick this novel up at the airport two months ago and read it on my plane trip. I have been a fan of Hoag's books for years but I had never read Lucky's Lady. I was in the for the surprise of my life when I began reading and this has become my favorite Hoag book.

Lucky's Lady tells the tale of Serena Seridian's return to her home for a visit and her strange meeting with the roughest man in the town, Lucky Doucet. Though these two seem to hate each other, the tension between them couldn't be cut with a knife. However, the story of these two unlike people falling in love does not come without a price as Serena's sister, Shelby, plans to get rid of the family estate and declare their grandfather incompetent. The reasoning for all of this becomes more apparent as the novel progresses and soon Serena finds herself seeking Lucky's help to save not only her family estate but the swamps of bayou Louisiana and even her life. This book is one that cannot be put down and is charged with its hot romance, mystery, betrayal, haunting notions from the past, murder, and more.

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Summary: Very Lucky To Read...
Review: I was very lucky to pick this novel up at the airport two months ago and read it on my plane trip. I have been a fan of Hoag's books for years but I had never read Lucky's Lady. I was in the for the surprise of my life when I began reading and this has become my favorite Hoag book.

Lucky's Lady tells the tale of Serena Seridian's return to her home for a visit and her strange meeting with the roughest man in the town, Lucky Doucet. Though these two seem to hate each other, the tension between them couldn't be cut with a knife. However, the story of these two unlike people falling in love does not come without a price as Serena's sister, Shelby, plans to get rid of the family estate and declare their grandfather incompetent. The reasoning for all of this becomes more apparent as the novel progresses and soon Serena finds herself seeking Lucky's help to save not only her family estate but the swamps of bayou Louisiana and even her life. This book is one that cannot be put down and is charged with its hot romance, mystery, betrayal, haunting notions from the past, murder, and more.

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Summary: pulp romance meets fantastic story line
Review: I've read all of Tami Hoag's books to date. Like most authors she has identified a formula that works. This book took a very large detour into the pulp romance angle of this spellbinding plot. So much so that I almost put it down from the shear boy-meets-girl-sex-attraction overwhelmed the beginning of the novel, like until the second half! But true to form, Ms. Hoag prevents the reader from putting down the book by adding twists and turns, good and evil, and low-and-behold happiness in the end. Would I NOT recommend this book? HAH! We have a talented author here. Her descriptions of the Louisiana swamp, human feelings, intricate plots and suspense prevents panning it. It really is a good read once the reader gets past the pulp romance part. I'm looking forward to her next book to see where she goes from here.

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Summary: Sultry,Sexy and Suspenceful!
Review: If your looking to warm up this winter, let Tami Hoag take you to Cajun Country. This was my faviort book by Tami Hoag. The way she discribed the steamy heat and exciting suspence allowed my imagination to take me to the sultry bayou! It had the perfect mix of mystery,romance,suspence and sex! You honestly won't be able to put it down! I only hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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Summary: a complete disappointment
Review: Let me start off by saying how much I enjoyed Tami Hoag's other books. I have bought and read almost all of them now, and kept them .... except for this one and Magic. I gave both away (with appropriate warnings) immediately after I finished them.

The main female character Serena is a psychotherapist returning home to her family. We see her deal with various characters and situations and she comes across as very weak emotionally, awful at dealing with other people (especially her family), and wonderful at deluding herself. The tortured hero is just too tormented and appears only as a cliche. Unfortunately he comes across as just this side of sane (and that's only if the wind is blowing in the right direction). Lots happening in the story but much of it is predictable, rather like watching a B-grade movie.

A disappointment from such a talented writer. I can only imagine that this was one of her very early works.

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Summary: A Steamy Read!
Review: Lucky's Lady is a great summer read, bound to kick the notches up on your thermostat. Hoag tells a suspenseful, romantic story of two unlikely partners, Serena and Lucky. Brought together unwillingly and under difficult circumstance, they can't control their attraction to each other. The real suspense of this story can't hold a candle to the romantic suspense that keeps you reading, page after page, to find out more about Lucky Doucet and the man he really is underneath the tough-guy facade. Pick up this book now and fall in love with Lucky, too!

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Summary: Good Romantic Suspense Reissue!
Review: Serena Sheridan is a phychologist who returns to her ancestral home in Louisiana for a vacation. Upon returning she realizes she has to deal with a stubborn, cantankerous seventy-eight year old grandfather, a calculating and self-centered twin sister, a laid back, easy-going wanna be a politican brother-in-law, an obnoxious chemical company rep, poachers and a hunk who roams the bayou like a mysterious pirate. Some vacation!

This is my first Tami Hoag novel and I found it to be a good blend of romance and suspense. Although I found the conflicts wrapped up too quickly and easily, I did enjoy the author's lengthy and descriptive scenes. Her descriptions of the bayou make you feel as if you are there. I feel that I must warn those of you who like "light" romantic reads that this book contains explicit sex scenes and some violence.